Decomposer (album)

Decomposer is the second studio album by American pop punk band The Matches. It was released by Epitaph Records on September 11, 2006 worldwide, on September 12, 2006 in the United States, and in 2016 on vinyl. Audio production was handled by Matt Rad, Mike Green, Ryan Divine & Johnny Genius, Miles Hurwitz, Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Goldfinger's John Feldmann, Rancid's Tim Armstrong, 311's Nick Hexum, and Bad Religion's Brett Gurewitz.

Decomposer
Studio album by The Matches
Released	September 11, 2006 (International) September 12, 2006 (US)
Studio	Barefoot Studios (Hollywood, CA) The Treefort (Los Angeles) Foxy Studios (Marina Del Ray, CA) Skyline Studios (Oakland, CA) Opra Music (Los Angeles, CA) The Hive (Los Angeles) Sound City Studios (Los Angeles)
Genre	Art punk indie rock pop punk post-punk revival
Length	44:45
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Miles Hurwitz (also exec.) Mark Hoppus Matt Radosevich John Feldmann Mike Green Johnny Genius Ryan Divine Nick Hexum Tim Armstrong Brett Gurewitz
The Matches chronology
E. Von Dahl Killed the Locals (2004) Decomposer (2006) A Band in Hope (2008)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	(95%)[1]
AllMusic	[2]

Decomposer also marks a vast departure from The Matches' previous strict alternative/punk sound and a growth into a more avant-garde and art rock sound. Additionally, many of the lyrical themes explored on Decomposer were resurrected for their next offering, 2008's A Band in Hope.

The album peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Independent Albums.[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Shawn Harris.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Salty Eyes"	Matt Rad	2:38
2.	"Drive"	Mike Green	3:26
3.	"Papercut Skin"	John Feldmann	3:25
4.	"Clumsy Heart"	Miles Hurwitz	3:31
5.	"Little Maggots"	John Feldmann	2:44
6.	"What Katie Said"	Mark Hoppus	2:53
7.	"Sunburn vs. the Rhinovirus"	Mark Hoppus	3:45
8.	"Lazier Than Furniture"	Divine Genius Productions	2:36
9.	"Didi (My Doe, Part 2)"	Nick Hexum	3:11
10.	"You (Don't) Know Me" (featuring Tim Armstrong)	Tim Armstrong	4:05
11.	"My Soft and Deep"	Brett Gurewitz	3:36
12.	"Shoot Me in the Smile"	Matt Rad	3:31
13.	"The Barber's Unhappiness"	Mark Hoppus	5:24
Total length:			44:45

UK / European bonus track (B-side to "Salty Eyes" single)

No.	Title	Producer	Length
14.	"My Doe, Part I (acoustic)" (featuring Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro)	John Paulsen	3:36

Personnel

adapted from AllMusic and Discogs

• Shawn Harris – guitar, vocals, artwork (booklet), design
• Jonathan Devoto – guitar, vocals; vibraphone (track 1)
• Justin San Souci – bass, vocals
• Matt Whalen – drums; toaster percussion (track 3)
• Lewis Patzner – cello (track 1)
• Anton Patzner – strings, violin and viola (track 1)
• Ben Richards – keyboards (track 2)
• Dean Butterworth – percussion (track 3), loops (track 5)
• Josie Shafer – Fender Rhodes electric piano (track 10)
• Ben Kramer – trumpet (track 10)
• Matt Radosevich – mixing (tracks: 1–2, 4, 6–12), engineering and production (tracks: 1, 12)
• Mike Green – programming, engineering and production (track 2)
• John Feldmann – drum programming and additional percussion (track 5), mixing, engineering and production (tracks: 3, 5)
• Matt Appleton – engineering (tracks: 3, 5)
• Miles Hurwitz – production (track 4), executive production
• Johnny Genius – percussion (track 4), engineering (tracks: 4, 8), production (track 8)
• Ryan Divine – engineering (tracks: 4, 8), production (track 8)
• Marco Martin – additional engineering (track 4)
• Mark Hoppus – percussion (track 6), drum programming (track 13), production (tracks 6–7, 13)
• Christopher Holmes – drum programming (track 13), engineering (tracks 6–7, 13)
• Nicholas Hexum – production (track 9)
• Giff Tripp – engineering (track 9)
• Jason Walters – additional engineering (track 9)
• Tim Armstrong – additional vocals and percussion, production (track 10)
• Michael Rosen – engineering (track 10)
• Brett Gurewitz – backing vocals, percussion and production (track 11)
• Pete Martinez – engineering (track 11)
• Chris Roach – additional engineering (track 12)
• John Morrical – engineering
• Josh Smith – engineering
• Tom Baker – mastering
• Emilee Seymour – artwork, design

References

1. Tate, Jason. "The Matches - Decomposer". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
2. Apar, Corey. "Decomposer - The Matches". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
3. "The Matches Decomposer Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-10-28.

External links

• "The Matches – Decomposer". Discogs.